The Daemon Lover
By: Shirley Jackson
3.54
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A short story about a woman searching for her fiancé.
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1. The Beast in the Cave
By: H.P. Lovecraft
3.43
Format: 11 pages, Kindle Edition
a selection from the beginning of the story: The horrible conclusion which had been gradually intru… read more
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4. The Body Snatcher
By: Robert Louis Stevenson
4.53
Format: 122 pages, Paperback
A young man studying medicine in Edinburgh is asked by his professor to be responsible for receivin… read more
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- short stories
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5. The Room in the Tower
By: E.F. Benson
3.97
Format: 250 pages, Paperback
E.F. Benson (1867-1940) fue, junto con M.R. James, uno de los maestros victorianos de la <>, un ter… read more
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7. The Tell-Tale Heart
By: Edgar Allan Poe , Byron Glaser , None
4.24
Format: 31 pages, Library Binding
A man confronts himself and an unknown listener with his desire to murder an old man. In this cl… read more
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"would a madman have been so wise as this?"-Edgar Allan Poe, The Tell-Tale Heart
"And have I not told you that what you mistake for madness is but over-acuteness of the sense?"-Edgar Allan Poe, The Tell-Tale Heart
"If you still think me mad, you will think so no longer when I describe the wise precautions I took for the concealment of the body."-Edgar Allan Poe, The Tell-Tale Heart
"Basta ya de fingir, malvados! -aullé-. ¡Confieso que lo maté! ¡Levanten esos tablones! ¡Ahí… ahí! ¡Donde está latiendo su horrible corazón!"-Edgar Allan Poe, The Tell-Tale Heart
8. The White People
By: Arthur Machen
4.57
Format: None pages, Paperback
"Of living creators of cosmic fear raised to its most artistic pitch, few if any can hope to equal … read more
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9. The Birds
By: Daphne du Maurier
3.89
Format: 75 pages, Paperback
"The birds kept coming at him from the air, silent save for the beating wings. The terrible, flutte… read more
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- short stories
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10. The Fall of the House of Usher
By: Edgar Allan Poe
3.87
Format: 36 pages, Paperback
Take the plunge. Dive into this classic from the singular mind of Edgar Allan Poe, who is widely re… read more
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"[Son] cœur est un luth suspendu; Sitôt qu'on le touche il résonne. — De Béranger "-Edgar Allan Poe, The Fall of the House of Usher
"A cadaverousness of complexion; an eye large, liquid and very luminous...finely molded chin, speaking, in its want of prominence, of a want of moral energy."-Edgar Allan Poe, The Fall of the House of Usher
"It was, perhaps, the narrow limits to which he thus confined himself upon the guitar, which gave birth, in great measure, to the fantastic character of his performances."-Edgar Allan Poe, The Fall of the House of Usher
"Er is geen twijfel mogelijk dat mijn bewustzijn van de snelle groei van mijn bijgeloof (want waarom zou ik het niet zo noemen?) de groei alleen maar scheen te versnellen. Dat is, zoals ik al lange ti…"-Edgar Allan Poe, The Fall of the House of Usher
11. The Veldt
By: Ray Bradbury , Gary Kelley
5.00
Format: 32 pages,
The advanced technology of a house first pleases then increasingly terrifies its occupants. read more
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12. The Red Lodge
By: H. Russell Wakefield
4.27
Format: 197 pages, ebook
H. R. Wakefield was one of the most popular ghost-story writers of the early 20th century. 'The Red… read more
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15. A Warning to the Curious
By: M.R. James
3.69
Format: 121 pages, Paperback
The story of Paxton, an antiquarian and archaeologist who holidays in "Seaburgh" and inadvertently … read more
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16. The Monkey's Paw
By: W.W. Jacobs
3.84
Format: 32 pages, Library Binding
When the White family comes into the possession of a monkey’s paw that magically grant wishes, they… read more
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"But the days passed, and expectations gave way to resignation—the hopeless resignation of the old, sometimes miscalled apathy."-W.W. Jacobs, The Monkey's Paw
"Without, the night was cold and wet, but in the small parlour of Laburnam Villa the blinds were drawn and the fire burned brightly."-W.W. Jacobs, The Monkey's Paw
17. Thurnley Abbey
By: Perceval Landon
3.68
Format: 12 pages, ebook
The classic 1908 ghost story by Perceval Landon, originally featured in his book, Raw Edges: Studie… read more
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18. The Corner Shop: A Ghost Story for Christmas
By: Cynthia Asquith
3.73
Format: 58 pages, Paperback
World-renowned cartoonist Seth returns with three new ghost stories for 2022. Peter Wood enters a … read more
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19. In the Shadow of Spindrift House
By: Mira Grant
3.67
Format: 200 pages, Hardcover
Nature abhors a straight line. The natural world is a place of curves and softened edges, of gentle… read more
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"Everything that’s loved lives."-Mira Grant, In the Shadow of Spindrift House
"Spindrift House has had a great deal of time to decide what it wants to be, and what it wants to be is unforgiving."-Mira Grant, In the Shadow of Spindrift House
"Spindrift House was waiting, door gaping wide, to swallow us don and begin to the long, terrible process of digestion."-Mira Grant, In the Shadow of Spindrift House
"That isn't the mystery that gets us paid," said Addison. "No, but it's the mystery that's going to make me wish I'd brought a lot more pot."-Mira Grant, In the Shadow of Spindrift House
20. The Daemon Lover
By: Shirley Jackson
3.54
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A short story about a woman searching for her fiancé. read more
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